Author's Note: Firegold doesn't own nuffin but her sandwich.
Chapter Two:
Place: American Academy of Magic Time: 7:39 The force of the green blast knocked Lathina's head back onto her shoulders. Behind her, she heard the yells and cries of her teammates, trying to hold onto the rocks of the cliffs. She turned, just in time to see Jadzia and Jared fall over the edge and tumble into the rocks below. A nanosecond later, Lance and Boris followed the twins. And suddenly, it was over. The wind stopped, and the pressure around what was left of the Dragon House Quidditch Team receded. Lathina looked around, tears in her eyes. Rachelle and Ed looked back at her solemnly. They all went to the edge of their ledge and peered over, hoping to see some sign of their friends. There was none. The normally beautiful ocean had swallowed Boris, the twins and Lance alive. Lathina swallowed the lump in her throat. Despite her efforts to stay calm, a tear wiggled its way out of her eyes and plopped onto the dry soil at her feet. Boris and Jadzia and Jared. Gone. What could they do? Killed by You- Know-Who. Terrible. "Do you think anyone survived?" asked a hollow voice. Lathina turned to see Rachelle looking over at the school. Smoky ruins were all that could be seen.
"We've got to go look! If there is, by some miracle, we can't leave them there!" said Ed. "Come on Lathina. This is no time to go to pieces. We can mourn later. Lets keep other unnecessary deaths from happening." With that, Ed forced her on her broomstick, a Venus Eight-Ninety, and sped off back toward the castle. Rachelle followed with Lathina. Ed's right. I cant afford to lose any more of my friends. We've got to try!
As the three got closer to the castle, they became aware of cries. People were alive! The three made hurried plans to rescue whomever they could by nightfall, and meet back in the Quidditch field at dusk. Lathina sped off, and pulled off a board and some concrete off a first year. The girl looked all right except for a cut above her eyebrow. "Can you walk?" "I think so. Go help someone else. I'll be up in a second." The girl lay back down. Lathina obeyed. Over the next hour and a half, she pulled as many people out from under things as she could. Most of them were at the edges of the wreck, and had horrible burns. When asked where they were at the time of the explosion, the victims replied something along the lines of, "Outside near the castle, but not inside it." More than three quarters of the students Lathina found were dead. The other third totaled to about nine. The group was carried, lifted and hauled with many grunts and cries and apologies to the Quidditch field, where they met Rachelle and Ed. "What do we do now?" asked Rachelle. "We cant stay here. What if. what if whatever that was comes back?" "That was You-Know-Who Rachelle. It couldn't have been anybody else," said Lathina. Looking around at the group that only totaled to about seventeen people, three of them toddlers visiting with their parents. The group looked dumbstruck. "No. It couldn't be!" whispered a first year. "He's gone! He CANT come back!" "He's back you guys. This confirms what he heard from Hogwarts last year." said Ed. At the word "Hogwarts," Lathina's eyes lit up. The one person Lord Voldemort feared.. (Lathina was never afraid to call him by his real name. She only did so in her head, so as not to make others uncomfortable.) "Hogwarts.." she said softly. Eyes turned and looked at her from all around their circle in the darkness.
"That's where we have to go right?" she said, looking at each of them in return. "It's the only place left." "What about our homes?" asked a pretty brunette. "We could just go home." Lathina thought about it. "We don't know if anything happened to them. Before we go back, we have to know why You-Know-Who attacked The American Academy of Magic of all places.There must be something he wants, or wants to prove. We may be more of a danger to our families if we go home." "She's right, even if I hate to admit it," said Ed. "We could send owls to our families to say we're alright, and then." he trailed off. "Go to Hogwarts," said Lathina firmly. "I'm not too sure about the owls thing. If we do send owls, why not send one to the American Ministry of Magic? They could help right?" asked Rachelle. "We don't know if anything happened to them. For all we know, our homes, parents, even our government could be gone right now," said Lathina. "I think we should stay right where we are until we know more. Any ideas?" she asked. "I could scry for us," said a tiny black girl. "That way we maybe could know something more." she looked at Lathina for permission. "Good idea. The rest of you, start helping each other. Clean wounds, start a fire, and get everyone comfortable for sleep," said Lathina. "We'll be back." She and the girl started to walk over a ways away from the others. "Wait! Before you go, I nominate Lathina to be the leader of us. We have to have someone to organize everything," aid Ed. "I second the nomination!" said Rachelle. "All in favor?" The entire group raised their hands. "Well, okay. But I'm glad you all have so much faith. I sure need some." The two walked away from the fire.
Place: Hogwarts Time: 8:30
"I'm sorry Harry. Its impossible to tell why it hurts. I wish I knew, but unfortunately." Professor Dumbledore rambled off. He ran his hands over his face. "It scares me to think that wrath was directed at someone other than me," said Harry. "I know, I know. But, there's no way to tell. I'm sorry," said the old man, looking older than Harry had ever seen him.
Place: American Academy of Magic Time: 8:30
Lathina and Nina (the little black girl) walked back to the circle of survivors. "Well, we found out something." she stopped at the looks on their faces. "What?" The group was staring at something behind her head. Slowly, she turned and looked. The sky was dark, but three or four green lights were moving about high above. "Kill the fire." whispered Lathina. "And hide under the trees. I think they're back!"
Dun dun dun!!!! Hehehehehe Fdiregold is very pleased with herself. Now, if you'l excuse her, she has to go on vacation, and wont be back for a week. Do check back then plz! And PLZ! Don't forget to reveiiiiiwww!!! THANKS SOOO MUCH! ~Firegold~
Place: American Academy of Magic Time: 7:39 The force of the green blast knocked Lathina's head back onto her shoulders. Behind her, she heard the yells and cries of her teammates, trying to hold onto the rocks of the cliffs. She turned, just in time to see Jadzia and Jared fall over the edge and tumble into the rocks below. A nanosecond later, Lance and Boris followed the twins. And suddenly, it was over. The wind stopped, and the pressure around what was left of the Dragon House Quidditch Team receded. Lathina looked around, tears in her eyes. Rachelle and Ed looked back at her solemnly. They all went to the edge of their ledge and peered over, hoping to see some sign of their friends. There was none. The normally beautiful ocean had swallowed Boris, the twins and Lance alive. Lathina swallowed the lump in her throat. Despite her efforts to stay calm, a tear wiggled its way out of her eyes and plopped onto the dry soil at her feet. Boris and Jadzia and Jared. Gone. What could they do? Killed by You- Know-Who. Terrible. "Do you think anyone survived?" asked a hollow voice. Lathina turned to see Rachelle looking over at the school. Smoky ruins were all that could be seen.
"We've got to go look! If there is, by some miracle, we can't leave them there!" said Ed. "Come on Lathina. This is no time to go to pieces. We can mourn later. Lets keep other unnecessary deaths from happening." With that, Ed forced her on her broomstick, a Venus Eight-Ninety, and sped off back toward the castle. Rachelle followed with Lathina. Ed's right. I cant afford to lose any more of my friends. We've got to try!
As the three got closer to the castle, they became aware of cries. People were alive! The three made hurried plans to rescue whomever they could by nightfall, and meet back in the Quidditch field at dusk. Lathina sped off, and pulled off a board and some concrete off a first year. The girl looked all right except for a cut above her eyebrow. "Can you walk?" "I think so. Go help someone else. I'll be up in a second." The girl lay back down. Lathina obeyed. Over the next hour and a half, she pulled as many people out from under things as she could. Most of them were at the edges of the wreck, and had horrible burns. When asked where they were at the time of the explosion, the victims replied something along the lines of, "Outside near the castle, but not inside it." More than three quarters of the students Lathina found were dead. The other third totaled to about nine. The group was carried, lifted and hauled with many grunts and cries and apologies to the Quidditch field, where they met Rachelle and Ed. "What do we do now?" asked Rachelle. "We cant stay here. What if. what if whatever that was comes back?" "That was You-Know-Who Rachelle. It couldn't have been anybody else," said Lathina. Looking around at the group that only totaled to about seventeen people, three of them toddlers visiting with their parents. The group looked dumbstruck. "No. It couldn't be!" whispered a first year. "He's gone! He CANT come back!" "He's back you guys. This confirms what he heard from Hogwarts last year." said Ed. At the word "Hogwarts," Lathina's eyes lit up. The one person Lord Voldemort feared.. (Lathina was never afraid to call him by his real name. She only did so in her head, so as not to make others uncomfortable.) "Hogwarts.." she said softly. Eyes turned and looked at her from all around their circle in the darkness.
"That's where we have to go right?" she said, looking at each of them in return. "It's the only place left." "What about our homes?" asked a pretty brunette. "We could just go home." Lathina thought about it. "We don't know if anything happened to them. Before we go back, we have to know why You-Know-Who attacked The American Academy of Magic of all places.There must be something he wants, or wants to prove. We may be more of a danger to our families if we go home." "She's right, even if I hate to admit it," said Ed. "We could send owls to our families to say we're alright, and then." he trailed off. "Go to Hogwarts," said Lathina firmly. "I'm not too sure about the owls thing. If we do send owls, why not send one to the American Ministry of Magic? They could help right?" asked Rachelle. "We don't know if anything happened to them. For all we know, our homes, parents, even our government could be gone right now," said Lathina. "I think we should stay right where we are until we know more. Any ideas?" she asked. "I could scry for us," said a tiny black girl. "That way we maybe could know something more." she looked at Lathina for permission. "Good idea. The rest of you, start helping each other. Clean wounds, start a fire, and get everyone comfortable for sleep," said Lathina. "We'll be back." She and the girl started to walk over a ways away from the others. "Wait! Before you go, I nominate Lathina to be the leader of us. We have to have someone to organize everything," aid Ed. "I second the nomination!" said Rachelle. "All in favor?" The entire group raised their hands. "Well, okay. But I'm glad you all have so much faith. I sure need some." The two walked away from the fire.
Place: Hogwarts Time: 8:30
"I'm sorry Harry. Its impossible to tell why it hurts. I wish I knew, but unfortunately." Professor Dumbledore rambled off. He ran his hands over his face. "It scares me to think that wrath was directed at someone other than me," said Harry. "I know, I know. But, there's no way to tell. I'm sorry," said the old man, looking older than Harry had ever seen him.
Place: American Academy of Magic Time: 8:30
Lathina and Nina (the little black girl) walked back to the circle of survivors. "Well, we found out something." she stopped at the looks on their faces. "What?" The group was staring at something behind her head. Slowly, she turned and looked. The sky was dark, but three or four green lights were moving about high above. "Kill the fire." whispered Lathina. "And hide under the trees. I think they're back!"
Dun dun dun!!!! Hehehehehe Fdiregold is very pleased with herself. Now, if you'l excuse her, she has to go on vacation, and wont be back for a week. Do check back then plz! And PLZ! Don't forget to reveiiiiiwww!!! THANKS SOOO MUCH! ~Firegold~